Watch-movement holder



(No Model.)

H. E. DUNCAN. WATCH MOVEMENT HOLDER.

No. 498,004. Patented May 23, 1893 WITNEIEEEEZI 0* 0* INVENTDRI;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRIE E. DUN CAN, OF NEl/VTON, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN \VALTHAM VATOHCOMPANY, OF WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

WATCH-MO VEMENT HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,004, dated May 23,1893.

Application filed October 22, 1892. Serial No. 449,715. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

This invention has for its object to providea device adapted to hold awatch movement IO in a variety of positions for the purpose ofattractively displaying the movement when. it is ofiered for sale andalso for the purposeof testing the movement by allowing it to run indifferent positions.

I The invention consists in a watch movement holder comprising a yokeadapted to be hinged to a supporting base, and a ring or clasp pivotallyconnected to the ends of the bail and formed to embrace and hold a watchmove- 2o ment or the box or case containing the same, the ring beingadapted to stand in a plane parallel with the supporting base, or atright angles therewith or at any desired intermediate angle, as I willnow proceed to describe. :5 Of the accompanying drawings forming a partof this specification, Figure 1 represents a plan view of a holderembodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side view of the same. Fig.3 represents a sectional view of the holder, engaged with a movementbox. Fig. 4 represents a similar view showing the holder engaged with awatch case. Fig. 5 represents a side view of a portion of the ring orclasp. 5 The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in allthe figures.

In the drawings: or. represents a Hat base which may be of any suitablematerial such as wood, and is preferably finished or treated to give itan ornamental appearance.

1) represents a bail preferably composed of elastic wire and hinged tothe base a, the hinge connection being in this case composed of a socketa. affixed to the base, and an off- 5 set 1) formed on the bail andengaged with said socket, so that the bail can swing freely toward andfrom the base.

0 represents a ring or clasp formed to embrace and hold a watch movement6 (Fig. 3)

or a watch case f (Fig. 4). Said ring is pivotally engaged with the endsof the bail prefj erably by means of orifices c in the ring and Be itknown that I, HARRIE E. DUNCAN, of. Newton, in the county of Middlesexand State: of Massachusetts, have invented certain new the inwardlyturned ends of the bail constituting pivots or trunnions b entering saidorifices, the ring being thus adapted to oscillate freely on the bail. Iprefer to so construct the ring that it will automatically close uponthe box e or case f and clasp the same with a yielding pressure, and tothis end I make the ring resilient by dividing it at one side, as shownat 0 (Figs. 1 and 5) leaving the ends formed by the division free tospring in and out, so that the diameter of the ring can be enlarged anddiminished. The normal inside diameter of the ring is preferably lessthan the external diameter of the part of the box 6 or case f with whichit engages. The inner surface of the ring may be given any suitable formto adapt it to engage abox or case. In the present instance, I haveshown the ring provided with an internal groove 0 formed to receive thehead or flange e of the box 6, and with an enlarged mouth c formed tobear on the central portion of the watch case, the resilience of thering enabling it to grasp either the box or the case. The ring is or maybe provided with a recess 0 to receive the watch case pendant f as shownin Fig. 4. To facilitate the enlargement of the ring for the purpose ofinserting or renewing a box or case, I provide the free ends of the ringwith ears 0 c formed on arms 0 0 projecting from the free ends of thedivided ring, said arms projecting in opposite directions and beingarranged so that when the ears 0 c are pressed toward each other thering will be expanded, the ring contracting automatically upon itscontents when the ears are released. The arms 0 are formed on or securedto the ring, on opposite sides of the division 0', and they project overthe said division, lapping each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. Itwill be seen that the pivotal connection of the bail to the base a, andthe pivotal connection of the ring to the bail enable the ring 95 tostand parallel with the base, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and at anydesired distance therefrom, or at right angles with the base as shown inFigs. 3 and 4, or at any desired intermediate angle, so that the watchmovement may occupy several different positions for the purpose ofexhibiting or of testing it.

. base and movement holder.

I prefer to adjust the members of the different hinge connections sothat there will be sufficient friction to support the bail and ring inany of the positions to'which they may be adjusted.

I do not limit myself to the described form and construction of the bailand ring. I am the first so far as I am aware to provide a watchmovement holder consisting of a hinged bail and a ring pivoted to thebail. Hence said parts may be constructed in any suitable way which willpermit the movement to be held in different positions, without departingfrom the spirit of my invention. The ring maybe continuous ornon-resilient if desired, suitable means being employed to secure thebox or case within it. I prefer the resilient construction however onaccount of its convenience. The base a may be formed for insertion in abox of sufficient size to contain the If desired several of thedescribed holders may be applied to one base.

I claim 1. A watch movement holding device comprising a hinged bail anda resilient holder pivotally connected with the bail and adapted toyieldingly grasp an article, as set forth.

2. A watch movement holding device comprising a hinged bail and aresilient divided ring or liolder pivoted to the bail and having handlesor cars at the ends of its divisions, whereby it may be expanded, as setforth.

3. A watch movement holding device comprising a hinged bail and aresilient ring or holder pivoted to the bail and formed internally tobear on a watch case, as set forth.

4. A watch movement holding device comprising a hinged bail and apivoted ring or holder formed internally to receive a watch case andprovided with a recess to receive the case pendant, as set forth.

5. A watch movement holding device comprising a hinged bail, and aresilient ring or holder having an internal groove formed to engage aflange on a movement box, as set forth.

6. The combination of a supporting base, having a socket or hingemember, a bail engaged at its central portion with said socket,

and a watch movement holding ring pivotally connected with the ends ofthe bail, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses,this14th day of October, AD. 1892.

HARRIE E. DUNCAN.

Witnesses:

O. F. BROWN, M. W. J AOKSON.

